Jenna Rose Burkert (born May 9, 1993) is a retired American

freestyle wrestler Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestling i ...

and currently an amateur wrestling coach. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 55 kg event at the

2021 World Wrestling Championships The 2021 World Wrestling Championships was the 17th edition of the World Wrestling Championships of combined events and was held from 2 to 10 October 2021 in Oslo, Norway. The event was subsequent to the 2019 World Championships due to the canc ...

held in Oslo, Norway.

Career

Burkert competed in the girls' freestyle 60kg event at the

2010 Summer Youth Olympics The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics ( ta, 2010 கோடைக்கால இளையோர் ஒலிம்பிக் விளையாட்டுக்கள் ms, Sukan Olimpik Belia Musim Panas 2010), officially known as the I Summer ...

held in Singapore. Burkert also competed in the women's 60kg event at the

2014 World Wrestling Championships The 2014 UWW World Wrestling Championships were the 10th edition of World Wrestling Championships of combined events and were held from September 8 to 14 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Men's freestyle Men's ...

in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in the women's 59kg event at the

2018 World Wrestling Championships The 2018 World Wrestling Championships were the 15th edition of World Wrestling Championships of combined events and were held from 20 to 28 October in Budapest, Hungary. Russia claimed 10 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 2 bronze medals, its best ...

in Budapest, Hungary and in the women's 57kg event at the

2019 World Wrestling Championships The 2019 World Wrestling Championships were held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan from 14 September to 22 September 2019. The tournament served as qualification for the 2020 Summer Olympics, the top six wrestlers from each category earned their NOCs a qu ...

in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. In 2019, Burkert won the silver medal in the women's 57kg event at the

Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...

held in

Lima, Peru Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of t ...

. In 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 55kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway. In 2024, she announced retirement from wrestling. In May 2024, she announced her join to the Bixby Wrestling High School as a coach.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Burkert, Jenna Living people 1993 births Place of birth missing (living people) American female sport wrestlers Wrestlers at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Wrestlers at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in wrestling World Wrestling Championships medalists 21st-century American sportswomen